Mr. Ratner leads operations at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, N.Y., Margaretville Hospital, a critical access hospital in Margaretville, N.Y., along with the adjacent Mountainside Residential Care Center, both of which are located in New York State’s rural Catskill Mountains. He is also guiding the second phase of WMCHealth’s rural healthcare advancement plan, which will see the former HealthAlliance Broadway hospital campus converted to a health village. He also oversaw efforts to deliver the new HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, a $120 million facility expansion and renovation completed in 2022. He also created a Behavioral Health Center of Excellence at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Since taking over the CEO role, he has hired a patient navigator, actively recruited for a concierge role, helped the system earn a trauma center designation and provided significant raises to the system’s nurses.
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Becker's Recognition
Joshua Ratnerhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
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Rural Hospital CEOs to Know
Rural hospitals allow patients from remote areas to receive care without traveling long distances or sacrificing quality. The CEOs leading these necessary institutions take on a variety of responsibilities to ensure rural communities have access to top-tier healthcare.
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